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Commission on the Status of Women - Martha Portree Scholarship

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$2,279
56%
Raised toward our $4,000 Goal
21 Donors
Project has ended
Project ended on April 30, at 11:59 PM MST
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$8.10

Pay Gap

A gender gap in pay between men and women still exists, despite pay discrimination being illegal. Make a gift of $8.10 to highlight that a woman earns, on average, 81 cents for every dollar a man makes. Consider asking a male colleague to donate the same.

$18.48

Seneca Falls

Make a gift of $18.48 in honor of the first women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls, NY, in 1848. The convention, which launched the women's suffrage movement, called for equal rights for women and the abolition of slavery.

$51

"Ain't I a Women?" Speech 1851

Donate $51 in honor of Sojourner Truth, a former slave, who delivered her now famous “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech at a women’s rights convention in Akron, Ohio.

$87

Women's History Month - 1987

Celebrate the first ever Women's History Month in 1987 with your gift of $87.

$96

Formation of NACW - 1896

The National Association of Colored Women was formed in Washington, DC, in 1896 by Mary Church Terrell, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Margaret Murray Washington, Fanny Jackson Coppin, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Charlotte Forten Grimke, and Harriet Tubman. NACW became the largest federation of local black women’s clubs; suffrage was an important goal for black female reformers. Donate $96 to honor the formation of the NACW.

$192

19th Amendment - 1920

Make a donation in honor of the ratification of the 19th amendment, August 18, 1920, which granted women the right to vote.

$500

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$1,000

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